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HashSet vs TreeSet — what’s the difference?

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#set#hashset#treeset#collections#big-o
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Answer

HashSet is usually faster for add/contains (average O(1)) because it’s hash-based. TreeSet keeps elements sorted (balanced tree), so operations are O(log n) but you get ordering and range queries.

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